I’m a girl who comes with a lot of passion for reality television. Ever since the creation of shows such as “Survivor” and “American Idol”, something in my gut has been stirred and fire up. I love watching, celebrating, and also critiquing it. One my main critiques stems from the profane themes that run rampant within this type of programming. It comes as no surprise that reality television produces some of the most profane content on the tube currently.
Even with so-called “family-friendly” shows like “American Idol”, with the addition of beloved Steven Tyler (I really do love him), we’ve also seen an incredible increase in the show logo used as bleep symbol over Mr. Tyler’s mouth over the few weeks of this new season. American Idol is not the only show out there that provides an obscene amount of obscenities (no pun intended).
I happened across an article on the website, Parents Television Council, written back in 2002 highlighting the increase of profanity in all forms on reality television. I was shocked (and yet not) when I browsed through the statistics the shared. For instance, no surprise, “The Osbourne’s”, which follows the life of legendary rocker, Ozzy Osbourne and his family, holds the record for the most profanities per hour. This MTV show, as reported from the PTC website, had a combined average of 140.5 instances of offensive content per hour, due to their vulgar language. Wow!
Check out the article to read more about the crazy statistics regarding profanity/ violence, etc.: http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/reports/realitytv/main.asp
What if there was an alternative? What if those of us who love reality television and see the potential for what amazing good it could do began to produce something different? Something clean…and dare I say, blush free? Stumbling upon this article was even more of an affirmation for the project I have been working on in my Business Storytelling and Brand Development class through Full Sail University. We had to create an entertainment company and conduct several projects regarding the creation of our company. In a last minute decision I decided to create a reality television production company, called “Blush Free Productions”.
Our mission statement: Our mission at Blush Free Productions is to create family-friendly programming that highlights major social issues, providing viewers with a call to action, all the while entertaining through exceptional storytelling.
I have posted one of my latest projects regarding the creation of Blush Free Productions. Take a look, and dream with me what profanity free, yet entertaining and meaningful reality television could like!
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